Würzburg and the Fränkische Schweiz

The Auslandsamt organized a trip to Würzburg for a tour of the city, the Residenz, and a sampling of the finest of Frankische wines. The Residenz was impressive, but unfortunately we were not allowed to take pictures inside. During the tour of the city we were shown a memorial to all those who perished during bombing raid that destroyed Würzburg. The city was completely leveled by the RAF in massive bombing raid lasting something like 22 minutes, meaning that the residents had no where to run. Unfortunately, as the reader can probably tell from the photos, it was overcast cold and rainy all day. Fortunately, the last part of our visit to Würzburg was the wine tasting which could be comfortably enjoyed indoors. We only sampled four different wines, but that was enough to inebriate most of the internationals. Needless to say the bus ride home was more than a little entertaining.

The next weekend we took a simple ride to the Fränkische Schweiz and explored the ‘Devil’s Hole’ and took a hike through the mountains. Several of the internationals had gone out the previous night and those who actually woke up in time to make the bus were exhausted for the entire day.